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Salesforce opens second data center in Japan

Salesforce has opened its second data center in Japan, says the company. The data center is located in Kobe in the country’s Kansai region.

In Q4 of FY17, the Asia-Pacific region (including Japan) was Salesforce’s fastest-growing region, growing at 30% in constant currency.

Update: January 1, 2018

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